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1. Age of Exploration: Christopher Columbus

   Read a brief biography of this explorer or get details about his four voyages and death. Click on each voyage to see maps of the journeys.

   http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.p...

   
   

2. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

   Take a trip with this huge collection of historical maps from the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes images of North and South America.

   http://www.davidrumsey.com/

   
   

3. Earth and the Heavens, The

   British Library exhibit with historical maps that mapmakers used to try to determine the shape of the earth and of the cosmos which contains it.

   http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/mapmaker.html

   
   

4. Finland; 500 Years on the Map of Europe

   Large collection of historical maps of Finland and Scandinavia.

   http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/mapseng.html

   
   

5. Greenwood's Map of London 1827

   Check out this interactive map of central London created from a survey carried out from 1825-1827. You can click around and zoom in to see the details.

   http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/

   
   

6. Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms

   Check out this index of U.S. and world maps, ranging from The World Columbus Knew in 1482 to Los Angeles in 1979. Includes maps that show exploration, migration, environmental change, transportation networks, and military conflicts.

   http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/

   
   

7. Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

   Look at a bunch of world maps and timelines that show the progression of economic trends, systems of government, population, and lots more.

   http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

   
   

8. Latitude: The Science of Sailing the World

   Everything you need to know about the history of ocean navigation and map-making in the 15th and 16th centuries.

   http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/

   
   

9. Map Machine

   Check out political, geographical, and historical maps with worldwide and local themes. Find country profiles, a map of Mars, and more. From National Geographic.

   http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

   
   

10. Map of the Byzantine World

    From the University of Michigan's Byzantium exhibit.

    http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/Byzantium/east....

    
    

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